A/N: Sorry about the length since the last update. I have been extremely busy at school. I have Powder Puff practice after school, plus three clubs and the usual 2 hours of homework! That doesn't leave a whole lot of time for writing. Last weekend I spent helping somebody move so I couldn't update then. Hopefully after October 15th, I should be able to update sooner. That's the day of the Powder Puff football game, so I won't have as much to do. Thanks for your patience.
Chapter 3: Time To Hit the Road
"Bye Mom, Dad," Gordo said. His parents smiled at him. They had secretly put some money in his suitcase. They wanted him to have it and they knew that he wouldn't take money from them. He waited for Lizzie to come pick him up. They decided to take her car because it was the most suited for a cross-country trip. It was relatively new, in good shape, and had plenty of leg room.
Lizzie pulled into the Gordon's driveway with Miranda exactly at 8 AM as she had promised.
"Looks like it's time to hit the road," Miranda said.
Lizzie helped Gordo load his bags into her trunk and said goodbye to the Gordons. Miranda wanted to drive first, so she got into the driver's seat while Lizzie and Gordo sat in the back seat. The three waved a final goodbye to Gordo's parents and headed to the freeway.
"Goodbye Hillridge!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"See ya," Miranda added.
"Oh boy, you're talking to inanimate objects again," Gordo said.
"Hey, I'm just glad to be getting out of here," Miranda explained as she merged onto the freeway, " so where should we go first?"
"Let's just drive for a little while and then stop for breakfast," Lizzie suggested," you guys didn't eat did you?"
"Nope," Miranda said.
"I figured we'd go out to eat," Gordo replied.
"And if we didn't?" Lizzie asked.
Gordo said," I've got some Pop-Tarts in my backpack."
"You're always prepared Gordo," Miranda rolled her eyes.
"Anyway, what should be our first big stop?" Lizzie asked seriously.
"I was kind of thinking of visiting the Grand Canyon," Gordo put in.
"That's actually a cool idea," Miranda agreed," what do you think Lizzie?"
"Sounds okay, but I'm kinda afraid of heights," she answered.
"Don't worry, I won't let you fall in," Gordo squeezed her hand.
Lizzie smiled," Grand Canyon it is."
~(At the Grand Canyon in Arizona)~
Lizzie was holding onto Gordo's hand as tightly as she could as the trio approached the edge of the Grand Canyon.
"I'm gonna trip and fall, I just know it," Lizzie worried.
"Calm down Liz, you'll be fine," Gordo soothed.
"Come on, it's going to be awesome," Miranda tried to convince her friend.
Lizzie took a deep breath and approached the guardrail. She let go of Gordo's hand only to take a death grip on the guard rail. Then she looked out over the edge.
"Oh wow, it really is amazing," Lizzie let her breath out.
"I'd hate to fall in there," Miranda whistled," it's a loooong way down."
Gordo nudged her," You're not helping Lizzie."
"It's okay," Lizzie said," now that I'm here, I'm not quite as scared. It's breathtaking isn't it?"
"Yeah," Miranda agreed.
"It sure is," Gordo stared out at the canyon.
"And if you really think, it's just a big hole in the ground," Lizzie mused.
"That's one huge hole," Miranda laughed.
"Yeah, a mile deep and a couple miles wide. That's one gigantic hole in the ground," Gordo smirked.
Lizzie smacked his arm lightly," Don't make fun of me. That's all it really is. I wouldn't want to fall in it though."
Gordo noticed she had lightened her grip on the guard rail. He thought about pretending to push her, but then he thought that would be too cruel. He couldn't do that to his girlfriend. Especially since she was very afraid of heights. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck. She leaned into him and smiled contentedly.
Miranda rolled her eyes. She hated it when they got all lovey-dovey. It made her feel like a third wheel. She still loved her friends and she knew they were meant to be together, but it still bothered her to see them kiss. She headed back to the car and got a water bottle out of the cooler Lizzie brought along. She thought about where else they could go. She didn't really know a whole lot about the middle portion of the United States. She got out a map and looked to see which states were nearby and if they had any major attractions that she could remember. She noticed that the continental divide was in Colorado. She had heard once that there was probably snow up there even in June. They could go there just to say they saw snow in June.
Eventually Lizzie and Gordo made their way back to the car where Miranda was still studying the map.
"What are ya looking at?" Lizzie asked.
"Where we should go next. I was thinking about going through Colorado. There's supposed to still be snow on the continental divide. It would be cool to see snow in June," she explained.
"Sounds cool to me," Lizzie said.
"Snow in June. Now that I'd like to see," Gordo replied.
"All right. Gordo it's your turn to drive," Miranda said as she folded the map.
A/N: Sorry if this chapter was a little boring. It's been a while since I've been to the Grand Canyon so I don't remember much. I basically wanted to get them on the road.
Chapter 3: Time To Hit the Road
"Bye Mom, Dad," Gordo said. His parents smiled at him. They had secretly put some money in his suitcase. They wanted him to have it and they knew that he wouldn't take money from them. He waited for Lizzie to come pick him up. They decided to take her car because it was the most suited for a cross-country trip. It was relatively new, in good shape, and had plenty of leg room.
Lizzie pulled into the Gordon's driveway with Miranda exactly at 8 AM as she had promised.
"Looks like it's time to hit the road," Miranda said.
Lizzie helped Gordo load his bags into her trunk and said goodbye to the Gordons. Miranda wanted to drive first, so she got into the driver's seat while Lizzie and Gordo sat in the back seat. The three waved a final goodbye to Gordo's parents and headed to the freeway.
"Goodbye Hillridge!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"See ya," Miranda added.
"Oh boy, you're talking to inanimate objects again," Gordo said.
"Hey, I'm just glad to be getting out of here," Miranda explained as she merged onto the freeway, " so where should we go first?"
"Let's just drive for a little while and then stop for breakfast," Lizzie suggested," you guys didn't eat did you?"
"Nope," Miranda said.
"I figured we'd go out to eat," Gordo replied.
"And if we didn't?" Lizzie asked.
Gordo said," I've got some Pop-Tarts in my backpack."
"You're always prepared Gordo," Miranda rolled her eyes.
"Anyway, what should be our first big stop?" Lizzie asked seriously.
"I was kind of thinking of visiting the Grand Canyon," Gordo put in.
"That's actually a cool idea," Miranda agreed," what do you think Lizzie?"
"Sounds okay, but I'm kinda afraid of heights," she answered.
"Don't worry, I won't let you fall in," Gordo squeezed her hand.
Lizzie smiled," Grand Canyon it is."
~(At the Grand Canyon in Arizona)~
Lizzie was holding onto Gordo's hand as tightly as she could as the trio approached the edge of the Grand Canyon.
"I'm gonna trip and fall, I just know it," Lizzie worried.
"Calm down Liz, you'll be fine," Gordo soothed.
"Come on, it's going to be awesome," Miranda tried to convince her friend.
Lizzie took a deep breath and approached the guardrail. She let go of Gordo's hand only to take a death grip on the guard rail. Then she looked out over the edge.
"Oh wow, it really is amazing," Lizzie let her breath out.
"I'd hate to fall in there," Miranda whistled," it's a loooong way down."
Gordo nudged her," You're not helping Lizzie."
"It's okay," Lizzie said," now that I'm here, I'm not quite as scared. It's breathtaking isn't it?"
"Yeah," Miranda agreed.
"It sure is," Gordo stared out at the canyon.
"And if you really think, it's just a big hole in the ground," Lizzie mused.
"That's one huge hole," Miranda laughed.
"Yeah, a mile deep and a couple miles wide. That's one gigantic hole in the ground," Gordo smirked.
Lizzie smacked his arm lightly," Don't make fun of me. That's all it really is. I wouldn't want to fall in it though."
Gordo noticed she had lightened her grip on the guard rail. He thought about pretending to push her, but then he thought that would be too cruel. He couldn't do that to his girlfriend. Especially since she was very afraid of heights. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck. She leaned into him and smiled contentedly.
Miranda rolled her eyes. She hated it when they got all lovey-dovey. It made her feel like a third wheel. She still loved her friends and she knew they were meant to be together, but it still bothered her to see them kiss. She headed back to the car and got a water bottle out of the cooler Lizzie brought along. She thought about where else they could go. She didn't really know a whole lot about the middle portion of the United States. She got out a map and looked to see which states were nearby and if they had any major attractions that she could remember. She noticed that the continental divide was in Colorado. She had heard once that there was probably snow up there even in June. They could go there just to say they saw snow in June.
Eventually Lizzie and Gordo made their way back to the car where Miranda was still studying the map.
"What are ya looking at?" Lizzie asked.
"Where we should go next. I was thinking about going through Colorado. There's supposed to still be snow on the continental divide. It would be cool to see snow in June," she explained.
"Sounds cool to me," Lizzie said.
"Snow in June. Now that I'd like to see," Gordo replied.
"All right. Gordo it's your turn to drive," Miranda said as she folded the map.
A/N: Sorry if this chapter was a little boring. It's been a while since I've been to the Grand Canyon so I don't remember much. I basically wanted to get them on the road.